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W. G. WILLIAMSON. SPOKE SOCKET.

Patented-July 6. 1886.

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WVILLIAM O. WILLIAMSON, OF BLAOKVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA.

SPOKE-SOCKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part 01' Letters Patent No. 345,015, dated July 6, 1886.

Application filed November 23, 1885. Serial No. 193,678. (No model.)

ToaZZ whom, it may concern;

Be it known that I, WILLIAM 0. WILLIAM- sort, of Blackville, in the county of Barnwell and State of South Carolina, h'aveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Spokes and Follies; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements .in vehicle-wheels, the object being to provide an improved construction, whereby the spokes of the wheel may be readily tightened or loosened in the most convenient and simple manner; and my invention consists, essentially, of the details of construction and general arrange ment of parts, all as will be hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side elevation of my improvements; Fig. 2 a vertical longitudinal section, and Fig. 3 a detail view thereof.

Similar letters of reference occurring on the several figures indicate like parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a metallic clip having side flanges, a, for the reception between the same of the felly B, suitable penetrating-points,b,being provided upon the lower inner face of the said clip,to project into the under surface of the felly to hold it in place between said flanges, as fully shown in Fig. 2. The lower portion of the said clip is rounded and tapering, and has a central vertical opening through the same provided with screw-threads c, for the reception of the screw-threaded end of a hollow thimble or sleeve, 0. This sleeve or thimble is open at the bottom and closed at the top, and is adapted to receive the outer end of the spoke D, which fits loosely within the cylindrical recess d of the said sleeve, as fully shown in Fig. 2.

The outer end of the spoke D is cylindrical in shape for a portion of its length, and is provided with a metallic shield, 6, covering said cylindrical end, as fully shown in Fig. 8.

01].] the operation of my invention each of described should be given to the sleeve or thimble O.

By means of my improvements each spoke can be so adjusted as to give an equal bearing 6 5 upon the circumference of the rim ofthe wheel, and the slightest variance of one or more spokes may be readily corrected by turning the sleeves or thimbles in the proper direction.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a vehiclewhee], a metallic spoke-clip, A, having beveled and semicircular outward side flanges, a, and central inclined projecting points, 1), between said flanges, the base of said clip being hollow and internally screwthreaded, with'outer face beveled, in combi nation with an outwardlyscrew-threaded spoke-thimble, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

W. O. WILLIAMSON. Witnesses:

O. M. DEWITT, O. L. BUIsT;

Should any 55 Should the spoke be 60 held too tightly,a reverse motion to that above 

